Revelation 12:7 (DRB)

Passage

And there was a great battle in heaven: Michael and his angels fought with the dragon, and the dragon fought, and his angels.

Nearby Context

Revelation 12:5 And she brought forth a man child, who was to rule all nations with an iron rod. And her son was taken up to God and to his throne.

Revelation 12:6 And the woman fled into the wilderness, where she had a place prepared by God, that there they should feed her, a thousand two hundred sixty days.

Revelation 12:7 And there was a great battle in heaven: Michael and his angels fought with the dragon, and the dragon fought, and his angels.

Revelation 12:8 And they prevailed not: neither was their place found any more in heaven.

Revelation 12:9 And that great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, who is called the devil and Satan, who seduceth the whole world. And he was cast unto the earth: and his angels were thrown down with him.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "great", "battle", "heaven", "michael", "angels", "fought", and "dragon". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "great" and "battle", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 6's "And the woman fled into the wilderness..." into verse 8's "And they prevailed not neither was their...", so "great" and "battle" belong inside that flow. In Revelation context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "great" and "battle" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.